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020 _a9780199606696 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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100 1 _aGaukroger, Stephen.
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245 1 0 _aObjectivity :
_ba very short introduction /
_cStephen Gaukroger.
260 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a112 p. :
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_c18 cm.
490 1 _aVery short introductions ;
_v316
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 109) and index.
505 0 _aIs objectivity a form of honesty? -- Doesn't science show there is no objectivity? -- Isn't all perception and understanding relative? -- What about our conceptual structuring of the world? -- Is it possible to represent things objectively? -- Objectivity in numbers? -- Can the study of human behaviour be objective? -- Can there be objectivity in ethics? -- Can there be objectivity in taste?
520 _a"Objectivity is both an essential and elusive philosophical concept. This Very Short Introduction explores the theoretical and practical problems raised by objectivity, and also deals with the way in which particular understandings of objectivity impinge on social research, science, and art"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aObjectivity.
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650 7 _aPHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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650 0 7 _aObjektivität.
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650 0 7 _aPhilosophie.
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650 7 _aObjectivity.
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655 4 _aEinführung.
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830 0 _aVery short introductions ;
_v316.
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